Half an hour later, everyone started again and headed towards the mountains ahead.
The road up the mountain was fairly smooth, but along the way there were remnants of bricks and stones everywhere.
The road became wider and wider as we walked further in. When we reached the end of the road, there was a vast expanse of flat land. However, the ruins were covered with ruins, broken rocks, and overgrown weeds, making the ruins look extremely desolate.
Obviously, there used to be many buildings here, but they were old and collapsed one after another for unknown reasons.
"Could this be some ancient martial arts sect?" Seeing this scene, everyone was surprised.
In terms of land area alone, this sect is huge in scale and extraordinary in momentum. It must be very powerful to be able to carve out such a large flat land in the deep mountains.
The ruins are extremely vast, and the outlines of palaces can be vaguely seen.
Everyone also stopped and looked around, secretly amazed, and comparing it with their previous sects.
"If the previous formation existed a long time ago, then this place is most likely a sect where cultivators gather, and not a martial arts sect that belongs to the ordinary people! No wonder Fan Yuan came here. Could it be that this is the site of an ancient sect? , and he is here to spy?"
Zhou Yang blurted out, then glanced at Wu Changan.
Wu Changan nodded and said: "Brothers, from a comprehensive perspective, this place is likely to be the relics of an ancient cultivating sect. The abilities of ancient cultivators are beyond our ability to predict, especially the various restricted formations. , even if it is extremely damaged, it can still exert great power, so we must be careful to prevent unexpected events!"
"Yes, I never thought that in a mortal country, there would be relics of ancient sects! The mountains here are high, the forests are dense, and there are phantom formations for protection. How did Fan Yuan know about it?" Hu Zhiran sighed, but also a little bit Confuse.
"He must have come here to hunt for treasure, but he has been unsuccessful for ten years." Zhong Ming affirmed.
"Maybe, but the treasure hunt has been unsuccessful for ten years. It seems that this ancient ruins is not simple. We must not take it lightly." Pu Zheng said.
"Yes. Whether it's a martial arts sect or an ancient sect, we have to be careful, just in case. Okay, we can continue to explore inside." Seeing that no one was expressing their opinions, Zhou Yang said.
"Okay, let's go."
Zhou Yang and Wu Changan were still in front, leading everyone forward.
After about half an hour, the group of people carefully walked through the ruins, and what appeared in front of them was a huge square!
This square is much wider than the previous ruins, but there are not many ruins and broken stones. There are only withered and yellow weeds everywhere, which is as tall as a person.
This further shows that there is a great possibility that this place is a monastic sect, because ordinary martial arts sects do not have the strength to open such a large square in the mountains.
Besides, such a big square is of no use to them.
Cultivators are different. Their range of activities is much larger. Whether practicing or competing, they require countless times more space than warriors.
Zhou Yang suddenly felt that something was wrong, and then he patted his head and said: "Everyone, have you seen the brackets and cornices outside Wangyue Ridge?"
Everyone was stunned, Wang Dahai took the lead and said: "Yes, I saw it too, it should be a group of palaces. But after walking so far, why didn't I see a single palace?"
"Yes, I saw it too! After entering the ridge, I just explored the path and really ignored this matter." Liu Wenye said.
"Yes, it's true."
Everyone spoke one after another, and they all said that they saw the brackets and cornices. But judging from the situation inside the ridge, it's all in ruins, with no palaces anywhere.
With everyone's proof, Zhou Yang was sure that what he saw was not an illusion. But why can it be seen from outside the mountain, but not within the mountain? How strange.
"Is that also an illusion formation?" Wu Changan thought thoughtfully.
"But what's the point of such a phantom formation?" Tiehu interjected.
"Yes, whether there is a palace complex or not, it has to be entered, so why bother?" Hu Zhiran also shook his head.
"Moreover, there are neither relics nor bones in the ruins, which is completely opposite to the mountains and forests outside the ridge. How can this be explained?" Pu Zheng was mature and cautious, and looked at the problem more carefully, so he raised a question.
"Everything in Wangyue Ridge is full of mystery. No wonder Fan Yuan hasn't found out the reason for ten years." Tiger said.
"I definitely don't know about these mysteries, let's take a look first and then talk about it." Zhou Yang couldn't figure it out, so he had to explore further before talking.
"Walk."
The speed of walking through the open space was naturally much faster. In less than a cup of tea, everyone crossed this huge square.
Compared with the withered yellow of the square, there is a patch of green ahead. Although it is not as green as in summer, there is a large area of green in this season, which is quite pleasing to the eye.
It was a piece of green bamboo, surrounded by evergreen holly. The still chilly spring breeze blew by, causing the bamboos to sway from side to side.
Some bamboo leaves have fallen off, and some are still hanging on the bamboo stems, but spring has arrived and the green is getting thicker.
In the bamboo forest, several bamboo houses can be vaguely seen, hidden by the bamboo forest, looming. A gravel path extends from everyone's feet into the bamboo forest.
"That's..." Wu Changan's eyes narrowed, and he finally saw the artificially built house, but this also made him feel anxious. This was probably Fan Yuan's residence, and there might be other cultivators there.
Zhou Yang hurriedly released his spiritual consciousness, but did not detect any fluctuations in spiritual power, nor did he find anything.
He waved his hand, and everyone showed their weapons and magic weapons, and slowly approached the bamboo forest.
It became clearer and clearer that the bamboo house had three rooms, and the whole structure was made of bamboo, with no other materials.
It was quiet around the bamboo house, and there was no one inside.
At the gate of Yuntian County, Zhou Yang and others clearly heard the gangster saying that Fan Yuan had a brother named Wang Wei, and that gangster was Wang Wei's cousin, so he escaped.
But where is Wang Wei now?
Wu Changan also used his spiritual sense to investigate, and then said: "There is no formation, but there is the breath of wild beasts in the bamboo forest.
"Aw! Aw..." As soon as he finished speaking, two white shadows suddenly appeared from the bamboo forest, accompanied by a huge beast roar.
The two shadows were as fast as the wind and rushed directly towards Zhou Yang and Wu Changan who were at the front.
The two of them were shocked and turned pale. They quickly used their spiritual power and retreated violently.
Zhou Yang was faster, and he pulled Wu Changan casually, and the two of them immediately stepped back ten feet. However, Zhou Yang did not stop. Just as his toes touched the ground, he suddenly stepped back a few feet, and then stabilized his figure.
The incident happened suddenly, and everyone behind them reacted in a daze, and hurriedly stepped back.
However, the two white figures did not continue to chase, but stopped, and their figures were completely revealed.
After everyone felt safe, they looked up and watched.
"It's the White Tiger!"
Those two huge spotted beasts turned out to be very rare white tigers!
The two tigers have dense black and yellow patterns on their bodies. Their heads are swaying from side to side, and their fangs are exposed at the corners of their mouths. They stare at the crowd with big copper bell eyes, looking extremely ferocious.
It's not that the two tigers don't chase everyone, it's that they can't chase them even if they want to.
Because there is a silver ring on each of their necks, and long iron chains are tied to the rings, leading into the bamboo forest.
At this time, the iron chain was pulled straight, and the two tigers' forelimbs jumped up from time to time, roaring continuously, almost trying to break free from the iron chain and pounce on everyone.
It was just two tigers, and Zhou Yang and others felt relieved. But it was very dangerous just now. If the two of them hadn't escaped quickly, they would have suffered a lot.
Although the two white tigers are ferocious, they are still wild beasts, not monsters, and do not pose a threat to them.
Although it is not a monster, the tiger is the king among beasts. Its strength is comparable to the second-level high-level or even the third-level elementary monster. It is equivalent to the peak of Kaiyuan or the early stage of Lingtai. It is also extremely difficult for cultivators below the level of Lingtai to deal with it. of.
"Damn Fan Yuan, he actually raised two white tigers, but so what, can he stop me?" Song Laohu started to curse again.
"Fan Yuan killed three tigers. Could it be that there were not only three tigers in Wangyue Ridge, but he also captured the remaining two?" Bai Meng stared at the furious White Tiger.
"Maybe. But their range of activities is limited and they can only protect three bamboo houses. It should be enough to deal with some low-level cultivators and martial arts masters." Zhou Yang said.
Seeing two white tigers, he suddenly thought of the red tigers, and a trace of sadness appeared on his face.
"Forget it. This tiger skin is good and can be made into a robe." Song Laosan didn't care.
His name is Tiger, and if he wears a tiger skin suit, he will look very cool.
"No!" Zhou Yang blurted out as if he was conditioned to kill the two white tigers.
Song Laosan was stunned and looked over strangely. What's wrong with the fourth child? Didn't he just kill two tigers? As for the surprise!
Pu Zheng and others also looked over. Tiehu glanced at Zhou Yang and seemed to have some realization.
"Oh, we are here to find out the details of Fan Yuan, not to be his enemy. If we kill the white tiger he raised, it will definitely anger him, and then we will become a mortal enemy. It is not in line with our original intention, so we still It’s better not to kill.”
Zhou Yang was stunned for a moment and felt that he had made a mistake. However, his reaction was very quick and the reason he found out made some sense.
"What the fourth brother said is that we should not provoke the Tianyuan master. We can investigate quietly without irritating him. This is good, this is good." Song Laosan's attitude immediately changed.
In his opinion, what the fourth brother said was almost never wrong.
"That's right. But these two white tigers are not easy to deal with. They are easy to kill but difficult to subdue." Wu Changan said.
"No problem. Captain Pu!" Hu Zhiran looked at Pu Zheng.
"Okay." Pu Zheng nodded, then took a step forward and approached a white tiger.
Hu Zhiran also stared at the other white tiger. The two of them swayed, and the white tiger suddenly became furious and pounced on the two of them with bared teeth and claws.
However, the two people did not get closer, but suddenly retreated. The white tiger that rushed towards the two people was stretched by the iron chain, unable to move forward, and was tightly restrained.
